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Beaver
Water District Utilizes the SCUFA Submersible Fluorometer for Managing
Watershed
Beaver Water District in Northwest Arkansas provides drinking water
from Beaver Lake to thousands of local residents, and therefore monitoring
the quality of this water on a regular basis is of high importance
to the water management team. Amongst these monitored parameters,
chlorophyll a (algae) levels are of considerable interest due to the
negative impact that algae can have on the color, taste, and odor
of the water. Beaver Water District utilizes Turner Designs SCUFA
Submersible Fluorometer to monitor their chlorophyll a levels, which
has helped structure their watershed management practices to best
minimize algal blooms from occurring in the reservoir.
The District's watershed monitoring team utilizes the SCUFA to determine
relative concentrations of chlorophyll at various depths and locations
within and feeding into Beaver Lake. Samples are also sent off to
a laboratory where exact concentrations of chlorophyll are determined.
The chlorophyll data that they gather assists in determining the best
watershed management practices to undertake that will minimize the
likelihood of algal blooms occurring within the reservoir. Visit the
Beaver Water District website at www.bwdh2o.org
for more information.
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